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Mendelssohn: The Complete String Symphonies
900337 (BR Klassik, CD, 3 discs)
FIRST RELEASE (28 May 2021)
Playing time: 74'11"/58'42"/75'26" - TT 208'19"
Tracks: 22 + 9 + 12
Booklet pages: 11
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Main country of recording: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Mendelssohn: The Complete String Symphonies published on 6 September 2021
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Hanry Raudales, violin, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
CD1
Symphonie Nr 1 (Sinfonia I) C-Dur / C major MWV N 1
01 Allegro
02 Andante
03 Allegro
Symphonie Nr 2 (Sinfonia II) D-Dur / D major MWV N 2
04 Allegro
05 Andante, dolce
06 Allegro vivace
Symphonie Nr 3 (Sinfonia III) e-Moll / E minor MWV N 3
07 Allegro di molto
08 Andante
09 Allegro
Symphonie Nr 4 (Sinfonia IV) c-Moll / C minor MWV N 4
10 Grave – Allegro
11 Andante
12 Allegro vivace
Symphonie Nr 5 (Sinfonia V) B-Dur / B-flat major MWV N 5
13 Allegro vivace
14 Andante
15 Presto
Symphonie Nr 6 (Sinfonia VI) Es-Dur / E-flat major MWV N 6
16 Allegro
17 Menuetto – Trio I, II
18 Prestissimo
Symphonie Nr 7 (Sinfonia VII) d-Moll / D minor MWV N 7
19 Allegro
20 Andante
21 Menuetto
22 Allegro molto
CD2
Symphonie Nr 8 (Sinfonia VIII) D-Dur / D major MWV N 8
01 Adagio e Grave – Allegro
02 Adagio
03 Menuetto – Trio. Presto
04 Allegro molto
Symphonie Nr 9 (Sinfonia IX) C-Dur / C major MWV N 9
05 Grave – Allegro
06 Andante
07 Scherzo – Trio più lento ('La Suisse')
08 Allegro vivace
Symphonie Nr 10 (Sinfonia X) h-Moll / B minor MWV N 10
09 Adagio – Allegro
CD3
Symphonie Nr 11 (Sinfonia XI) F-Dur / F major MWV N 11
01 Adagio - Allegro molto
02 Scherzo. Commodo ('Schweizerlied')
03 Adagio
04 Menuetto. Allegro moderato - Trio
05 Allegro molto
Symphonie Nr 12 (Sinfonia XII) g-Moll / G minor MWV N 12
06 Fuga. Grave - Allegro
07 Andante
08 Allegro molto
09 Grave - Allegro molto (Symphoniesatz c-Moll / C minor MWV N 14)
Konzert für Violine und Streichorchester d-Moll / D minor MWV O 3
10 Allegro molto
11 Andante
12 Allegro
Recorded between September 2006 and October 2020 in various studios at Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany